PROCUREMENT CONFERENCE The OSDBU Directors Interagency Council and the Federal Small Business Technology Council(FSBTC)announce the 8th Annual Procurement Opportunities Conference and Exposition for small, disadvantaged, minority, and women- owned businesses and federal agency prime contractors. The event will be held on Tuesday, May 12, 1998 at the Show Place Arena in Upper Marlboro, MD. This one-day conference, workshop, and exposition will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and is comprised of 35 to 40 Federal Government agencies whose small business and procurement representatives will be on-hand to provide one-on-one counseling to the small business community. Registered companies will have the benefit of marketing their products/services to these reps. as well as the opportunity to participate in workshops designed to provide information about future Federal gov't programs and policies of concern to current and future business strategies. For exhibit and attendee registration information please call (800)878-2940. POC's are Bob Jeffers at ext. 226 or Nomiki Handakaros at ext. 238 or send an email request referencing the Procurement Conference to expo@clark.net. WEB: Procurement Conference, www.fbcinc.com/events. E-MAIL: N. Handakaros, expo@clark.net.

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